July 20, 2012 – APR

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the trade association of companies that recycle postconsumer plastics in North America, today announced a new guidance document to deal with the growing issue of full body sleeve labels on PET Bottles, the Sleeve Label Substrate for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document.

October 10, 2012 – APR -PET Container Rate Holds Steady at Just Over 29% for 2011

October 10, 2012 – APR

PET Container Rate Holds Steady at Just Over 29% for 2011

NAPCOR and APR Report Highest PET Collection Volume to Date

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA, October 10, 2012 – The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced today the release of the “2011 Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity.” The report cites a 2011 U.S. recycling rate of 29.3% for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers. The total volume of postconsumer PET bottles collected was the highest measured to date at 1,604 million pounds; the total amount of RPET produced by U.S. reclaimers was also at an all-time high of 667 million pounds.

October 10, 2012 – APR

Plastic Bottle Recycling Continues to Climb in U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC (October 10, 2012) – Plastic bottle recycling by consumers increased 45 million pounds in 2011, edging up 1.7 percent, to reach over2.6 billion pounds for the year, according to figures released jointly today by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC).The recycling rate for plastic bottles held steady, inching up one-tenth of one percent to reach 28.9 percent for the year.

October 2, 2012 – APR

Plastics Recycling Industry Announces New Tools to Help Grocers Recycle More Plastics

Washington, D.C. (October 3, 2012) – The Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) today announced the availability of new online resources created to help grocery chains recycle more of the plastic containers they use and empty onsite. The program is aimed at recycling the more than 350 million pounds of plastic containers that are discarded annually by grocery stores across the United States.